[RGSpincich]

Women have no business being firefighters. They lack the upper-body strength to carry an injured person down a ladder, let alone a hose UP a ladder. They also destroy unit cohesiveness in the firehouse. Their very presence is a danger to innocent civilians.

And all those issues are usually brought to the forefront on a case by case basis in the probationary period or the first couple of years. From the article:

Farris, who joined the department in 1993, declined to comment.

She has been there over 13 years, I'd say she earned her place in the department. This was a personal and childish attack.

[-=SoylentSquirrel=-]

"...She has been there over 13 years, I'd say she earned her place in the department..."

The fact that she has been with the department for 13 years only proves that political correctness has been implemented for that long, not that she has the necessary skills and strength to pick up a grown man and carry him out of a burning building.

Firefighters save lives,
Female firefighters risk lives.